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Goodal Cheonggyul Vitamin C Toning Cleansing Balm

Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked September 4, 2026

Budget for cleansing balms

No store we checked ships to the US yet.

What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Moisture seal leads, with 5 of 40 ingredients. It also contains Salicylic Acid.

Moisture seal
5
Hydration
3
Skin protection
3
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationNeutral
  • SensitiveUse with care

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Has fragrance allergens
  • Contains essential oil
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

Key ingredients
Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Ascorbic Acid
When
Evening

A cleansing balm that melts makeup and sunscreen as a first cleanse. It comes in a 110 ml size and contains Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, an exfoliant (LHA).

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Salicylic Acid and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid (BHA/LHA) smooth away dead skin

Watch-outs

  • Contains essential oil (Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil)
  • Has fragrance allergens (Limonene)
  • If you clog easily: Ethylhexyl Palmitate
  • If you get fungal acne: Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
First cleanse (oil/balm step), massaged into dry skin then emulsified with water and rinsed; before a second water-based cleanser in a double-cleanse routine
Pairs well with
  • A second, water-based cleanser (foam or gel) used immediately after
  • A leave-on vitamin C or brightening serum applied afterward
Don't combine with
A separate leave-on AHA, BHA or vitamin C exfoliating treatment used back to back on the same evening

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.

This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

What the claims add up to

Don't count on:
less visible dark spots
See each claim, checked (6)

Claims, checked

  • It contains green tangerine extract (tangerine extract) and vitamin C, so after washing, clear skin care as if you had done a vitamin pack is possibleoverstated
  • The refreshing green tangerine sherbet texture melts softly into the skin and cleanly washes away everything from makeup to blackheads and flakesoverstated
  • With one-step cleansing power that needs no bothersome double cleansing, clean cleansing is possible by packing just one travel kit without other washing toolsoverstated
  • The steady seller Green Tangerine Vita C Toning Cleansing Balmno supporting source found
  • MFDS-notified functional ingredient: helps with brighteningcontradicted by sources
  • Equipped with both product performance and portabilitynothing specific to check

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